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Converging Lines: the Arab Diaspora in the U.S.

Converging Lines: the Arab Diaspora in the U.S.

FromMiddle East Focus


Converging Lines: the Arab Diaspora in the U.S.

FromMiddle East Focus

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Nov 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Artists Helen Zughaib and John Halaka join MEI’s Lyne Sneige in conversation on the MEI Art Gallery’s current exhibition, "Converging Lines: Tracing the Artistic Lineage of the Arab Diaspora in the U.S." They discuss the exhibition's themes of exile, memory formation, changing identities, and the state of in-betweenness that often accompanies migration. Converging Lines is on view until November 17. Learn more at www.mei.edu/art-gallery
Released:
Nov 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Weekly discussion of Middle East policy, arts, and culture, featuring experts from the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.